- // Blocking check evasions are possible only if the checking piece is
- // a slider:
- if(checkers & pos.sliders()) {
- Bitboard blockSquares = squares_between(checksq, ksq);
- assert((pos.occupied_squares() & blockSquares) == EmptyBoardBB);
-
- // Pawn moves. Because a blocking evasion can never be a capture, we
- // only generate pawn pushes. As so often, the code for pawns is a bit
- // ugly, and uses separate clauses for white and black pawns. :-(
- if(us == WHITE) {
- // Find non-pinned pawns:
- b1 = pos.pawns(WHITE) & ~pinned;
-
- // Single pawn pushes. We don't have to AND with empty squares here,
- // because the blocking squares will always be empty.
- b2 = (b1 << 8) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- assert(pos.piece_on(to) == EMPTY);
- if(square_rank(to) == RANK_8) {
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_N, to, QUEEN);
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_N, to, ROOK);
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_N, to, BISHOP);
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_N, to, KNIGHT);
- }
- else
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(to - DELTA_N, to);
- }
- // Double pawn pushes.
- b2 = (((b1 << 8) & pos.empty_squares() & Rank3BB) << 8) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- assert(pos.piece_on(to) == EMPTY);
- assert(square_rank(to) == RANK_4);
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(to - DELTA_N - DELTA_N, to);
- }
- }
- else { // (us == BLACK)
- // Find non-pinned pawns:
- b1 = pos.pawns(BLACK) & ~pinned;
-
- // Single pawn pushes. We don't have to AND with empty squares here,
- // because the blocking squares will always be empty.
- b2 = (b1 >> 8) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- assert(pos.piece_on(to) == EMPTY);
- if(square_rank(to) == RANK_1) {
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_S, to, QUEEN);
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_S, to, ROOK);
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_S, to, BISHOP);
- mlist[n++].move = make_promotion_move(to - DELTA_S, to, KNIGHT);
- }
- else
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(to - DELTA_S, to);
- }
- // Double pawn pushes.
- b2 = (((b1 >> 8) & pos.empty_squares() & Rank6BB) >> 8) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- assert(pos.piece_on(to) == EMPTY);
- assert(square_rank(to) == RANK_5);
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(to - DELTA_S - DELTA_S, to);
- }
- }
-
- // Knight moves
- b1 = pos.knights(us) & ~pinned;
- while(b1) {
- from = pop_1st_bit(&b1);
- b2 = pos.knight_attacks(from) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(from, to);
- }
- }
-
- // Bishop moves
- b1 = pos.bishops(us) & ~pinned;
- while(b1) {
- from = pop_1st_bit(&b1);
- b2 = pos.bishop_attacks(from) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(from, to);
- }
- }
-
- // Rook moves
- b1 = pos.rooks(us) & ~pinned;
- while(b1) {
- from = pop_1st_bit(&b1);
- b2 = pos.rook_attacks(from) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(from, to);
- }
- }
-
- // Queen moves
- b1 = pos.queens(us) & ~pinned;
- while(b1) {
- from = pop_1st_bit(&b1);
- b2 = pos.queen_attacks(from) & blockSquares;
- while(b2) {
- to = pop_1st_bit(&b2);
- mlist[n++].move = make_move(from, to);
- }
- }
- }
-
- // Finally, the ugly special case of en passant captures. An en passant
- // capture can only be a check evasion if the check is not a discovered
- // check. If pos.ep_square() is set, the last move made must have been
- // a double pawn push. If, furthermore, the checking piece is a pawn,
- // an en passant check evasion may be possible.
- if(pos.ep_square() != SQ_NONE && (checkers & pos.pawns(them))) {
- to = pos.ep_square();
- b1 = pos.pawn_attacks(them, to) & pos.pawns(us);
- assert(b1 != EmptyBoardBB);
- b1 &= ~pinned;
- while(b1) {
- from = pop_1st_bit(&b1);
-
- // Before generating the move, we have to make sure it is legal.
- // This is somewhat tricky, because the two disappearing pawns may
- // cause new "discovered checks". We test this by removing the
- // two relevant bits from the occupied squares bitboard, and using
- // the low-level bitboard functions for bishop and rook attacks.
- b2 = pos.occupied_squares();
- clear_bit(&b2, from);
- clear_bit(&b2, checksq);
- if(((bishop_attacks_bb(ksq, b2) & pos.bishops_and_queens(them))
- == EmptyBoardBB) &&
- ((rook_attacks_bb(ksq, b2) & pos.rooks_and_queens(them))
- == EmptyBoardBB))
- mlist[n++].move = make_ep_move(from, to);
- }
- }